Roff Sims, Jr. Collection (SMC 22)

Biographical Note

Roff Sims, Jr. was born November 10, 1894 in Columbus, Georgia, the
son of Roff Sims, Sr. (1864-1932) and Belle Swift (1871-1939). He
graduated from the University of Georgia and the Atlanta Law
School. During World War I he served in the U.S. Army as a
1st Lieutenant. After the war he worked in the cotton
business until 1925 when he began his career in banking. Over the
course of that career he worked with the Atlanta and Lowry National
Bank, the First National Bank and the Trust Company of Georgia. His
wife, Dr. Catherine Sims, was on the faculty of Agnes Scott College
and in 1946 was named Woman of the Year in Education. He was a
member of the Piedmont Driving club, the Nine O'clocks, the Atlanta
Gyro Club, the Cactus Club and St. Luke's Episcopal Church. He died
in Atlanta on August 1, 1988.

Scope and Content

The collection provides information spanning the life of Roff Sims,
Jr., plus information on his parents.

1893-1959 1 folder (.1 l.f.)

Permission to Publish

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